Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB – Get Free Report) and Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NYSE:NTB – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft and Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | 10.43% | 7.69% | 0.44% |
| Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son | 30.22% | 21.92% | 1.72% |
Risk & Volatility
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft and Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | $68.84 billion | 0.90 | $7.47 billion | $3.63 | 8.76 |
| Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son | $800.02 million | 2.91 | $231.94 million | $5.78 | 9.59 |
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft and Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.60 |
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a consensus price target of $55.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.81%. Given Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is more favorable than Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft.
Summary
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son beats Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, a stock corporation, provides corporate and investment banking, and asset management products and services to private individuals, corporate entities, and institutional clients in Germany, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through Corporate Bank, Investment Bank, Private Bank, and Asset Management segments. The Corporate Bank segment offers cash management, trade finance and lending, trust and agency, and securities services, as well as risk management solutions. The Investment Bank segment provides debt origination, merger and acquisitions, foreign exchange, and equity advisory and origination platform services. The Private Bank segment offers payment and account services, and credit and deposit products, as well as investment advice products, such as environmental, social, and governance products. This segment also provides banking, wealth management, other financial, and postal and parcel services; and supports in planning, managing and investing wealth, financing personal and business interests, and servicing institutional and corporate needs. The Asset Management segment offers investment solutions, such as alternative investments, which include real estate, infrastructure, liquid real assets, and sustainable investments; and various other services, including insurance and pension solutions, asset liability management, portfolio management solutions, and asset allocation advisory to individuals and institutions. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
About Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd. provides community banking and wealth management business. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Channel Islands and the UK, and Other. The Bermuda and Cayman segments offer retail banking and wealth management. The Channel Islands and the UK segment refers to the retail and corporate banking and wealth management. The Other segment includes operations in the jurisdictions of The Bahamas, Canada, Mauritius, Singapore and Switzerland. The company was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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